Arizona’s Leading Land Use Law Firm Hires Former City of Chandler Planner
PHOENIX, AZ – Withey Morris, a prominent Arizona land use law firm for more than 20 years,brought on planner Stephanie Watney from the City of Chandler.
Stephanie specializes in land use and site development. She provides entitlement and development services to the firm’s clients ranging from initial due diligence and site evaluation to full entitlement processing including rezonings, stipulation modifications, use permits and variances.
“We’re excited to welcome Stephanie and are very impressed with her extensive knowledge and talent,” said Adam Baugh, partner. “Her creativity and the breadth of land use and site development experience she brings from both the public and private sectors makes her a valuable member of our team.”
Stephanie assists in facilitating site development approvals and supporting clients with technical processes such as land divisions and abandonments of public rights-of-way. Prior to joining Withey Morris, Stephanie worked for another large national law firm where she specialized in zoning. More recently, she held a position with the City of Chandler as a city planner.
Born and raised in Calgary in the province of Alberta, Canada, Stephanie graduated from the University of Calgary in 2013 with a BA in Political Science. While attending college, she was a student ambassador for the University of Calgary’s Native Centre, serving as a role model and working with Aboriginal youth to encourage their participation in post-secondary education. After graduating, Stephanie moved to Arizona for graduate school. She received her Master’s in Urban and Environmental Planning from Arizona State University in 2015. While at ASU, Stephanie furthered her passion for empowering Native American communities by focusing her professional project on researching and developing tools and strategies to help strengthen socioeconomic and infrastructure conditions in under served communities, with the ultimate goal of improved comprehensive and long-range master planning. Since graduating, Stephanie has served as a committee member for the American Planning Association Arizona Chapter’s Native American Planning group.
Stephanie is an active member of the American Planning Association (APA) and Arizona Chapter (AZAPA). She is currently pursuing her American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification. Stephanie played ice hockey growing up and enjoys ice skating and exploring different activities with her husband and soon-to-be three-year-old daughter.
For over 20 years, Withey Morris PLC has been Arizona’s leading land use law firm. Its dynamic team combines experience in land use entitlements, real estate transactions, government affairs and lobbying with the sharp legal insight needed to handle every aspect of the real estate development process. Withey Morris represents commercial, residential, industrial, master-plan developers and landowners in virtually every corner of Arizona jurisdiction. Prestigious publications routinely rate its attorneys among the best land use and real estate lawyers in Arizona. These publications include Chambers USA — America’s Leading Business Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America® and Super Lawyers. Martindale Hubbell, a noted authority in rating U.S. law firms and attorneys, gives the firm an AV rating, the highest ranking. Withey Morris’ mission is to help build its clients’ visions by guiding them from the drawing board through city hall to project completion.